Gladden
['glæd(ə)n]
Definition
(v. t.) To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to exhilarate.
(v. i.) To be or become glad; to rejoice.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Delight, cheer, gratify, rejoice, bless, exhilarate, GLAD, make glad, please highly.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:rejoice, cheer, gratify, exhilarate
ANT:Grieve, dispirit, disappoint, depress, afflict, trouble, wound
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Examples
- And rum was brought home by Mr Pancks on Saturday night, to gladden the visitor's heart. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- How few of Nature's faces are left alone to gladden us with their beauty! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Gay and merry was the time; and right gay and merry were at least four of the numerous hearts that were gladdened by its coming. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Twenty-five were already traced--twenty-five days had already elapsed, since human voice had gladdened my ears, or human countenance met my gaze. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It gladdens my eyes to see you again; that's all. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She often, in her brief life, shed tears, she had frequent sorrows; she smiled between, gladdening whatever saw her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This was delightful, and gladdening to the heart of Nathaniel Pipkin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Gladdening words! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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